48fit
Brentwood
$2K median rent
Bungalows between Crestview and Hyde Park. Slightly more cafes than Allandale, slightly less polish than Rosedale.
Family streetsWalk 19Safety 89
Austin/Hyde Park
44fit
Hyde Park
Official planning area: Hyde Park
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM Aug 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Streetcar bungalows, porches, and a grocery you can walk to. The classic first stop for people who want central without downtown noise.
Best in Austin for familiesWalkable AustinUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
84
9 violent · 89 property · 34.2 per 1k (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)+34 vs city set
Schools
80
Rating 8.2 / 10 nearby+26 vs city set
Walk
9
OSM: 5 groceries · 3 cafes · 35 transit · 7 parks-9 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,681 ACS median vs your rent budget+3 vs city set
Vibe
0
OSM: 3 cafes · 8 restaurants · 0 bars · 7 parks-14 vs city set
Commute to work
From Hyde Park, a typical weekday is 15 min to Downtown, 10 min to UT campus, 17 min to The Domain. Not live traffic.
UT campus is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
15 min
Rainey, Sixth, Capitol · -5 min vs the city-set median
UT campus
10 min
Forty Acres · -10 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
The Domain
17 min
North Burnet tech · -9 min vs the city-set median
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,681 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 21% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($95K) could “afford” about $2,379 a month at 30% of pay.
70% of households rent. Median home value is $949,700.
ACS median rent
$1,681
30% income budget
$2,379
Rent / income
21%
Median home
$949,700
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Austin city. Up 71% since 2014. Hyde Park is 3% below the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official planning area: 5 groceries, 3 cafes, 7 parks, and 35 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 7 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (35 stops or stations).
3 cafes and 8 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 10 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
2,865
Median age
33.6
Median income
$95K
Renters
70%
Bachelor+
84%
Violent / 1k
3.1
Property / 1k
31.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 1 census tract · APD Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · OSM 2026-08-31
Family streets
Crime is APD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Hyde Park is one of Austin’s oldest streetcar suburbs, and it still reads that way: Victorian and Craftsman houses, wide sidewalks, and a grid that predates the highway. Zillow’s 2026 neighborhood guide calls out Shipe Park as the neighborhood living room — movie nights, basketball, the pool in summer. People who want central without Rainey Street noise tend to land here first.
Groceries and cafes sit on the Guadalupe and 43rd Street edges, so daily errands can stay on foot. UT is a short ride south, which leaks students onto Hancock next door more than onto these porches. The tradeoff is price: the historic stock is no longer a bargain, and weekend traffic on Guadalupe is real. Weight walk and schools high, nightlife low.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
120 reports
- Compost25
- Code Officer14
- Garbage14
- Parking Violation Enforcement9
- Recycling7
- 311 E-Comm - Other
- AE Street Light Issue - Address
- Street and Bridge Miscellaneous
- Brush
- Activate/Deactivate Work Zone
City of Austin 311 public data, last 14 days. Mapped to Neighborhood Planning Areas. No street addresses stored. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/Austin that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
No r/Austin posts in this snapshot mentioned Hyde Park.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Hyde Park safe?
Hyde Park sits on the quieter side of this Austin map (safety 84 vs city 50). APD logged 3.1 violent and 31.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 34.2 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Hyde Park?
ACS median rent is $1,681 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 70% of households rent. Median home value is $949,700. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Hyde Park walkable?
Walk is 9 here vs 18 for the Austin set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 5 groceries, 3 cafes, 35 transit stops, 7 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Hyde Park good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.2 / 10. Median age is 33.6. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Hyde Park?
15 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in Hyde Park?
About 2,865 people. Median income $95K. 84% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Hyde Park?
North Loop, Hancock, Brentwood sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official planning areas, start with Hyde Park vs North Loop.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Hyde Park vs North LoopHyde Park vs HancockHyde Park vs Brentwood
46fit
Crestview
$2K median rent
North central, Red Line adjacent, with a younger mix than Allandale next door.
Family streetsWalk 13Safety 95
41fit
Mueller
$2K median rent
A planned town on the old airport: alleys, a lake loop, and a grocery at the center. Newer bones, family default.
Family streetsPlannedWalk 20Safety 5
39fit
North Loop
$2K median rent
Vintage shops and renters just north of Hyde Park. Smaller lots, louder weekends.
NightlifeWalk 6Safety 84
36fit
Hancock
$2K median rent
Between campus and Hyde Park. Golf course, student spillover, and a short walk to the Forty Acres.
Near UTWalk 9Safety 47